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Women Scientists and Engineers Employed in Industry [PDF ebook]
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This book, based on a conference, examines both quantitative and qualitative evidence regarding the low employment of women scientists and engineers in the industrial work force of the United States, as well as corporate responses to this underparticipation. It addresses the statistics underlying the question "Why so few?" and assesses issues related to the working environment and attrition of women professionals.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 144 ● ISBN 9780309586184 ● Publisher National Academies Press ● Published 1994 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7147506 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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